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fiddler crab

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fiddler crab
n.
Any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of coastal areas, the male of which has a greatly enlarged anterior claw.
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Noun1.fiddler crabfiddler crab - burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male
crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
genus Uca, Uca - fiddler crabs


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He moved in reverse like the fiddler crab zigging in the aisles of dirt.
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Scientists in Australia have observed that a male fiddler crab will come to the aid of a neighbor under attack--but only if there's something in it for him.
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